+ FORECAST OUTLOOK: MAN-YI is expected to continue intensi-fying under favorable atmospheric conditions in the coming hours and days. This storm shall continue moving in a gene-rally steady WNW to NW'ly track for the next 3 to 4 days. It shall be passing about 300 km to the NE of Yap Island just after midnight, tomorrow July 10. Majority of the com-puter forecast models continues to show a Taiwan-Okinawa path sometime July 13-14. Based on its current speed, MAN-YI is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) around 3 AM Wednesday morning, July 11 as a 165-km/hr Category 2 Typhoon.

+ EFFECTS: MAN-YI's over-all circulation remains large and continues to cover the whole Micronesia & Marianas with its outer cloud bands reaching as far as Saipan to the North & Palau to the West. Overcast skies with moderate to heavy rains & gale-force winds of 55-65 km/hr will continue to prevail tonight & tomorrow.

+ MONSOON INTENSITY FORECAST: The advance 3 to 5-day long-range forecast suggests a surge of moderate to strong South-west (SW) Monsoon which is likely to affect the Philippines sometime July 12-14 (Thu-Sat) due to the passage of MAN-YI over the Philippine Sea, which is expected to enhance the Monsoon system. Cloudy skies with intermittent passing rains or thunderstorms can be expected across the country w/ SW'ly winds of 30 km/hr or higher, becoming more intense along Western Luzon & Western Visayas including Metro Manila. Stay tuned for more Monsoon updates in the coming days.

+ TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCH: N/A.

Important Note:Please keep in mind that the above forecast outlook, effects & current monsoon intensity, and tropical cyclone watch changes every 06 to 12 hours!_______________________________________________________________________

* - Based on PAGASA's Philippine Storm Warning Signals, # 4 being the highest. Red letters indicate new areas being hoisted. For more explanations on these signals, visit: http://www.typhoon2000.ph/signals.htm

** - Based on the Tropical Cyclone's Wave Height near its center.__________________________________________________________________________________________>> To know the meteorological terminologies and acronyms used on this update visit the ff: